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Dimensions: 18” tall x 15” deep x 18” long.
Wood: Walnut and maple ply drawer parts
Finish: 4 coats Oil/Varnish blend
Top: Honed Limestone
One finished, one waiting for varnish and paint. These are the latest addition to our bedroom furniture upgrade. Bench? Check! Side Tables? Check! Headboard? coming soon.
As simple as they look, they challenged me at every turn. The only drawers I had built, assemble and installed before this were for my workbench and those didn’t require near the tolerance these did. The walnut panels are 4 piece glue ups and they were hand planed, scraped and hand sanded. I spent countless hours getting my jack and smoother dialed in but because of my efforts I am a lot more comfortable with the tools. Painting the drawer interiors was an idea I played around with and did a bunch of samples for color and sheen. The blood red is where I ended up. A total of ten coats of spray on primer, undercoat color, finish color and clear. It made wipe on varnish seem super easy. The drawer guides are a bit heavy duty for this application. #100 pound 14” full extension self closers. The drawers are just too light to make the operation smooth. If I were to do it over I would probably use wood runners.
-- Fritz Oakland, Ca http://www.muegenburg.com (dedicated to my other hobby)
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Damian Penney
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posted 558 days ago
These are great Fritz :) Love the limestone and the painted drawer boxes.
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GaryK
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posted 558 days ago
The limestone top is a great touch! Nice job.
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bfd
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posted 558 days ago
Fritz,
What are you running a high end production shop there? You are turning out some amazing projects! I love the fact that you open the drawer and surprise it is has a red interior…very unexpected. Again that walnut is gorgeous and the limestone adds a nice touch. How did you construct the drawers? Are those five sided drawers with the front applied? What type of joinery did you use? Can’t wait to see the bed you make.
-- Brian, Folsom, CA http://www.brianfullerdesigns.com
CharlieM1958
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posted 558 days ago
Drawers are a challenge for me too. You did a great job. The limestone tops are a really nice touch.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Scott Bryan
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posted 558 days ago
Fritz,
These are very nice tables and the drawers and top give them a distinctive look.
Well done.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
FritzM
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posted 558 days ago
thanks everyone.
bfd: no high end production shop…... just a 7’ x 9’ third bedroom shop (half of which is occupied by a bike, camping equipment and storage boxes) and 3 hour night class once a week at a local middle school. Yes, the drawers are 5 sided with the walnut applied to the front. 4” tall 1/2” Maple ply front sides and back with 1/2” mdf bottom. I used my Festool Domino for the joinery. Perhaps unconventional but considering I knew it would be painted I just wanted something to add some glue surface and I don’t have a biscuit joiner.
-- Fritz Oakland, Ca http://www.muegenburg.com (dedicated to my other hobby)
Jarrod Zion Murphree
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posted 557 days ago
Those look super nice. I love that limestone; it looks so cozy up next to that Walnut. Great job; and great idea.
-- Jarrod, Taos, NM http://jzmurphree.wordpress.com/
jockmike2
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posted 557 days ago
You can actually plane limestone? Very beautiful matching nightstands. mike
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mdf
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posted 557 days ago
Very nice! I like the combination of the limestone Walnut and the red surprise. Have you looked into under-mount slides? I think it would enhance the tables and show off the red color even more. Good job!
trifern
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posted 557 days ago
Beautiful craftsmanship. I like your drawer color choice. I also like the natural beauty of the walnut. Thank you for sharing. I look forward to seeing the headboard.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
jjohn
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posted 557 days ago
I agree with mdf. Great job and well done. The only improvement might be to use a different way to open the drawers. If you do or not a great looking project.
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Dusty56
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posted 557 days ago
the walnut is gorgeous !
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Dorje
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posted 555 days ago
You really have been turning out some great pieces…and these are no exception!
Are the drawer fronts from the same board?
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
FritzM
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posted 555 days ago
Thanks.
mdf: Yeah, undermount slides would definitely solve the problem with the clunky looking slides.
Dorje: Yes, they are from the same board.
-- Fritz Oakland, Ca http://www.muegenburg.com (dedicated to my other hobby)